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WASHINGTON -- After decades of failed attempts to drum up enough interest or support for an on-campus basketball practice facility, Georgetown Hall of Fame coach John Thompson was still around to see what he says he has been waiting for since at least 1978.A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony was held Thursday outside the John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletic Center. It was attended by many former players including Hall of Famers Alonzo Mourning and Allen Iverson. The current team coached by Thompsons son -- John Thompson III -- as well as school President Jack J. DeGioia and former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue -- who played for Georgetown in the `60s -- were also in attendance.Thompson, who coached the Hoyas from 1972-99, amassing 596 victories with three Final Fours appearances that included the 1984 national championship, addressed the crowd.When they started talking about putting up a building I started laughing, he recalled. I said I wont be alive when they put a building up.Finished in just over two years, the 144,000 square-foot, five-level building, which cost $61 million, provides Georgetown mens and womens basketball teams with a state of the art facility to compete in the ever-changing landscape of college athletics. Both teams will have practice courts, locker rooms, meeting rooms, lounge areas and coaches offices as they move out of adjacent McDonough Gymnasium, which was built in 1951.While basketball occupies roughly 50 percent of the center the other half includes weight rooms, training rooms and an academic center for all student-athletes.Its still difficult for Thompson to believe the building is indeed there.Its very hard to express what you really feel, he said. Ive sat out there and just looked at it and said, `Can you believe this? China Shoes For Sale . Tevez, who has had conflicts with coaches in the past, has not been called up since Sabella was named coach in 2011. Argentina boasts Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Angel Di Maria. Cheap Shoes Fake .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. http://www.fakeshoesonline.com/ . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. Fake Shoes Outlet . Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play South Africas Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey,7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. Replica Shoes Online . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series.NEWPORT, R.I. -- American Michael Russell advanced to the Hall of Fame Championships semifinals by outlasting No. 3 seed Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5) on Thursday. Also, French wild card Nicolas Mahut beat Michal Przysiezny of Poland 7-6 (5), 6-4. Russell lost the first three points of the deciding tiebreaker before rallyinng to reach his second career ATP semifinal.dddddddddddd He raised both arms in triumph when Sijsling hit a backhand return long and wide. Russell and Sijsling took centre court after a couple of rain delays pushed back play about two hours. Russell won the final four points of the first tiebreak, but blew a 5-3 lead in the second set. ' ' '